Your safety, the safety of your loved ones and your employees and guests is supposed to be secure, whether at home or at work. As leading litigators with a proven track record in complex, multiparty construction defect cases, our mission is to protect your rights. Our recent
$55 million settlement shows continuing leadership in handling complex construction claims.

It's Not Hard. It's Only Complicated.

This is a phrase often heard from our founding attorney Joel Castro. It epitomizes our firm's mission. When other lawyers back away, our attorneys dig into highly complex, multiparty cases involving structural engineering, design and construction. We are driven to find the facts and by the belief that if you work hard, and understand the construction trail, you will be successful. Our long list of legal victories has proven that true. These cases have changed our clients' lives – and the industry – for the better.

Innovators In The Courtroom

Early on in his career, Joel Castro learned how to present evidence to a jury in a manner that is direct and easy to comprehend for those not fluent in construction. We do this with visual, digestible pieces of information that show people what a project should look like (design) and how it actually differs from what was built. Our firm goes the extra mile to ensure we have the best methods to do so, employing 3-D graphic technicians in-house who use the latest technology to bring these CAD visuals to life.

Innovators In The Field

We are one of the few law firms that go out into the field to perform our own independent investigation and failure analysis, whether it is a collapse or other construction defect that resulted in injury or property damage. We are equally at home climbing between walls in hard hats or in a courtroom presenting forensic evidence. Our firm has earned its reputation as respected innovators in destructive testing site investigations/failure analysis, and construction litigation.

A Long Record Of Success In Construction Litigation

Our firm has won more than 40 years of cases with our expertise in various construction disciplines such as soils, waterproofing, architectural, structural and seismic, to name a few. Our lawyers also have vast experience in investigating and analyzing damage claims that trigger insurance coverage.

Castro & Associates is frequently asked to try ongoing cases that other attorneys have prepared. We are comfortable working with other counsel in devising new game plans or serving as lead counsel to try the case.

Case Results

$55 MILLION

December 2017, the largest construction litigation settlement in the past 10 years

$65 MILLION

Largest Global settlement in two decades for all of Monterey Hills

$23 MILLION

Jury award in 1989 for Eaton Crest owners of a 244 homes built on 100 foot landfill.